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Fall /Winter 2016 614 DORSEYVILLE ROAD PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 BULLETIN VOLUME 81, NO. 3 Your Online WITH AUDUBON! Holiday Shopping Our holiday tea programs fill up quickly, so register today! CAN SUPPORT ASWP AUDUBON NATURE STORE MEMBERS’ HOLIDAY SALE Your holiday shopping can benefit November 19 at Beechwood ASWP! Register, then shop online through smile.amazon.com and .5% of your purchases GIRLS & DOLLS HOLIDAY TEA will be donated directly to Audubon December 3 at Succop Society of Western Pennsylvania. AUDUBON NATURE STORE HOLIDAY SALE It doesn’t cost you anything! Visit December 3 at Beechwood smile.amazon.com and when prompted to DECORATE A MINI TREE choose a charity, type in “Audubon Society December 4 at Beechwood of Western Pennsylvania” to choose us as your charity. YULE LOG HIKE & CRAFT December 10 at Succop You must shop through PRESCHOOLERS: HOLIDAY FOR THE BIRDS smile.amazon.com (not just amazon.com) Audubon is working to tackle the problem of discarded fishing line. for us to get this benefit. December 8 at Beechwood & December 13 at Succop In this issue: HOLIDAY TEA Thank you! December 10 at Succop Fall/Winter 2016 STAFF OurJim Bonner, Executive Director Brian Shema, Operations Director BULLETIN While our focus is usually on topics in southwestern Pennsylvania, or at least on Chris Kubiak, Education Director VOLUME 81, NO. 3 issues impacting our flyway, we believe that program announced on the other side of Rachel Handel, Communications Director the world deserves attention. New Zealand has long had a significant problem with introduced animals. Some, like rabbits, were introduced on purpose for both food and sport. Others, like rats, were introduced accidentally, as hitchhikers on ships. And BEECHWOOD STAFF Table of Contents others, like stoats, were purposely released in an effort to reduce the out-of-control Gabrielle Hughes, Environmental Educator rabbit population. Scott Detwiler, Environmental Educator THIS AUDUBON VIEW 3 Roxanne Swann, Plant Center Coordinator DIRECTIONS TO OUR RESERVES 3 Regardless of how they arrived, these introduced species have caused tremendous problems Barbara Heck, Office Manager for the New Zealand ecosystem. The introduced predators, in particular, have taken a toll on the Craig Falatovich, Retail Manager AUDUBON TACKLES THE PROBLEM nation’s bird life. A number of native species have gone extinct and many more are currently Taylor Lanier, Store Associate OF DISCARDED FISHING LINE 4 endangered, including the island’s iconic Kiwi. OUR SUPPORTERS 4 New Zealand has been successful in ridding invasive predators from a number of smaller islands, but native species on the SUCCOP NATURE two main islands continue to be under major threat. This summer, the government announced adoption of a major new initiative PARK STAFF OCTOBER–JANUARY EVENTS 5–8 with a very ambitious goal. Predator Free New Zealand plans to make the country predator-free by 2050, formally adopting a Davlin Smith, Center Coordinator target date to eradicate all pests that threaten New Zealand’s native birds. Ryan Stauffer, Environmental Educator NATURE STORE NEWS 9 Rich Allessi, Facility Steward In an interesting twist that we could only hope to see in America, the major opposition to the plan is that not enough money Penny Fischetti, Program Assistant MEMORIALS & HONORS 9 ($28 million) is being allocated to kick-start the program. The opposing political party is asking for a much greater investment by the government and a long-term funding plan. NEWS & PROJECT UPDATES 10 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Let’s hope that environmental issues some day get back to being a unifying issue in the United States—and that our political Gwilym A. Price III, President MEMBERSHIP & YEAR END GIVING 11 parties start arguing over which one wants to support them the most! Dr. Samuel Taylor, Vice President Diane Blanton, Treasurer HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS 12 Lisa Krieg, Secretary –Jim TRUSTEES Dr. Anthony Bledsoe Audubon is planning to build Trails are open year-round, 7 days a week, dawn to dusk. Joy Borelli-Edwards and install containers like these to DIRECTIONS TO collect fishing line and keep it out Our Reserves Richard Ejzak of the environment where it could James M. Gockley harm birds and other animals. BEECHWOOD FARMS NATURE RESERVE: Hiller Hardie Take Route 28 north from Pittsburgh to Route 8 North/Butler exit. Turn Peggy King right at first traffic light on to Kittanning Road, which becomes Dorseyville Dr. John Marty Road. Travel 4.3 miles and Beechwood will be on your left. Virginia McQuown Dr. Brady Porter SUCCOP NATURE PARK: Take Route 8 North from Pittsburgh Doug Roth or South from Butler and turn on to West Airport Road. Once on West Airport Dan Sentz Road, Succop Nature Park’s driveway will be the first road on your left. Thomas C. Succop Take Route 28 North from Pittsburgh Penny Ward TODD NATURE RESERVE: The Bulletin is published four times a year by Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, to the Butler/Freeport Exit 17. Turn right at Route 356 North, and then right at Robin Zacherl 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh PA 15238-1618. Address correspondence to Rachel Handel, Monroe Road. Travel about 2 miles, and make a right at Kepple Road. Travel 1.5 Editor. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject all copy. The Bulletin is received as a membership miles and Todd Nature Reserve will be on your right. Park in the lot and please sign TRUSTEE EMERITUS benefit. Nonmember subscriptions are $9.00 per year. For membership, subscriptions, or address James H. Hardie change, contact ASWP. Printed on 100% recycled paper. in at the informational kiosk at the cabin. Trail maps are located at the kiosk. STAFF OurJim Bonner, Executive Director Brian Shema, Operations Director BULLETIN While our focus is usually on topics in southwestern Pennsylvania, or at least on Chris Kubiak, Education Director VOLUME 81, NO. 3 issues impacting our flyway, we believe that program announced on the other side of Rachel Handel, Communications Director the world deserves attention. New Zealand has long had a significant problem with introduced animals. Some, like rabbits, were introduced on purpose for both food and sport. Others, like rats, were introduced accidentally, as hitchhikers on ships. And BEECHWOOD STAFF Table of Contents others, like stoats, were purposely released in an effort to reduce the out-of-control Gabrielle Hughes, Environmental Educator rabbit population. Scott Detwiler, Environmental Educator THIS AUDUBON VIEW 3 Roxanne Swann, Plant Center Coordinator DIRECTIONS TO OUR RESERVES 3 Regardless of how they arrived, these introduced species have caused tremendous problems Barbara Heck, Office Manager for the New Zealand ecosystem. The introduced predators, in particular, have taken a toll on the Craig Falatovich, Retail Manager AUDUBON TACKLES THE PROBLEM nation’s bird life. A number of native species have gone extinct and many more are currently Taylor Lanier, Store Associate OF DISCARDED FISHING LINE 4 endangered, including the island’s iconic Kiwi. OUR SUPPORTERS 4 New Zealand has been successful in ridding invasive predators from a number of smaller islands, but native species on the SUCCOP NATURE two main islands continue to be under major threat. This summer, the government announced adoption of a major new initiative PARK STAFF OCTOBER–JANUARY EVENTS 5–8 with a very ambitious goal. Predator Free New Zealand plans to make the country predator-free by 2050, formally adopting a Davlin Smith, Center Coordinator target date to eradicate all pests that threaten New Zealand’s native birds. Ryan Stauffer, Environmental Educator NATURE STORE NEWS 9 Rich Allessi, Facility Steward In an interesting twist that we could only hope to see in America, the major opposition to the plan is that not enough money Penny Fischetti, Program Assistant MEMORIALS & HONORS 9 ($28 million) is being allocated to kick-start the program. The opposing political party is asking for a much greater investment by the government and a long-term funding plan. NEWS & PROJECT UPDATES 10 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Let’s hope that environmental issues some day get back to being a unifying issue in the United States—and that our political Gwilym A. Price III, President MEMBERSHIP & YEAR END GIVING 11 parties start arguing over which one wants to support them the most! Dr. Samuel Taylor, Vice President Diane Blanton, Treasurer HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS 12 Lisa Krieg, Secretary –Jim TRUSTEES Dr. Anthony Bledsoe Audubon is planning to build Trails are open year-round, 7 days a week, dawn to dusk. Joy Borelli-Edwards and install containers like these to DIRECTIONS TO collect fishing line and keep it out Our Reserves Richard Ejzak of the environment where it could James M. Gockley harm birds and other animals. BEECHWOOD FARMS NATURE RESERVE: Hiller Hardie Take Route 28 north from Pittsburgh to Route 8 North/Butler exit. Turn Peggy King right at first traffic light on to Kittanning Road, which becomes Dorseyville Dr. John Marty Road. Travel 4.3 miles and Beechwood will be on your left. Virginia McQuown Dr. Brady Porter SUCCOP NATURE PARK: Take Route 8 North from Pittsburgh Doug Roth or South from Butler and turn on to West Airport Road. Once on West Airport Dan Sentz Road, Succop Nature Park’s driveway will be the first road on your left. Thomas C. Succop Take Route 28 North from Pittsburgh Penny Ward TODD NATURE RESERVE: The Bulletin is published four times a year by Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, to the Butler/Freeport Exit 17. Turn right at Route 356 North, and then right at Robin Zacherl 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh PA 15238-1618. Address correspondence to Rachel Handel, Monroe Road. Travel about 2 miles, and make a right at Kepple Road. Travel 1.5 Editor. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject all copy. The Bulletin is received as a membership miles and Todd Nature Reserve will be on your right.
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